Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-05-14
Miscellaneous.
POISON IN THE ASHES.
What the Mt. Lebanon Shakers
FOund-Incident in the His
tory of a Quiet Community.

EOu0u-luCiOcltO III eAAC his
tory of a Quiet Community.
The Mount Lebanon New
York; Shakers are a quiet COM
munity, secluded from the fret
and worry of the outside world.
They are widely known, how
ever, for their strict honor and
probity in business.
The Shakers believe that ma
ture has a remedy for every dis
ease. A few have been found
the rest are as yet unknown.
Many were discovered by acci-
dent. Others came to light as
the result of patient experiment
and research.
Nervous Dyspepsia is a COM
paratively neao disease, growing
out of the conditions of modern
life. 1t is a joint affection of
the digestive organs and of the
nervous system. These two
were formerly treated as sepa-
rate ailments, and it was left
for the clear-sighted Shakers to
prove that the basis of this terri
BILE and often fatal complication
lies chiefly in the disordered and
depraved functions of digestion
and nutrition. They reasoned
thus :-"If we can induce the
stomach to do its work, stimu-
late the excretive organs to drive
out of the body the poisonous
waste matters which remian after
the life-giving elements of the
food have been absorbed, we
shall have conquered Nervous
Dyspepsia and NERVOUS Exhaust
ion. And they were right. Know
ing the infallible power of Shaker
Extract (SeigePs Syrup in less
complicated though similar dis
eases, they resolved to test it
fully in this. To leave no ground
for doubt they prescribed the
remedy in hundreds of cases
which had been pronounced in
curable-with perfect success in
every instance where their d.
rections as to living and diet were
scrupulously followed. Nervous
Dyspepsia and Exhaustion is a
peculiarly American disease. To
a greater or less extent half the
people of this country suffer from
it-both sexes and all ages. In
no country in the world are
there so many insane asylums
filled to overlooking, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these
Frequent or continual headache ;
a dull pain at the base of the
brain; bad breath; nauseous
quotations; the rising of sour
and pungent fluids to the throat ;
a sense of oppression and faint
ness at the pit of the stomach ;
flatulence wakefulness and loss
of sleep; disgust with food even
when weak from the need of it ;
sticky or Shiny matter on the
teeth or in the mouth, especially
on rising in the morning; furred
and coated tongue dull eyes ;
cold hands and feet /; constipa-
ton; dry or rough skin; inabili-
ty to fix the mind on any labor
calling for continuous attention !;
and oppressive and sad forebod-
ings and fears.
All this terrible group Shaker
Extract (Seigel's Syrup removes
by its positive, powerful, direct
yet painless and gentle action
upon the functions of digestion
and assimilation. Those elements
of the food that build up and
strengthen the system are sent
upon their mission, while all
waste matters (the ashes of life's
fire. which unremoved, poison
and kill, are expelled from the
body through the bowels. kid
neys and skin. The weak and
Frustrated nerves are quoted,
toned and fed by the purified
blood. AS the result, health,
with it's enjoyments, blessings
and power, returns to the suf-
ferer who had, perhaps, aband-
oned all hope of ever seeing
Ill